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exterogestation

exterogestation noun: gestation continuing outside the womb after birth, according to certain theories of child development.

Noun

exterogestation (uncountable)

  1. Gestation continuing outside the womb after birth, according to certain theories of child development.

Origin of exterogestation

From extero- + gestation.

Questions about exterogestation

What does exterogestation mean?
Exterogestation means gestation continuing outside the womb after birth, according to certain theories of child development.
What part of speech is exterogestation?
Exterogestation is a noun.

Words near exterogestation in the dictionary

  1. exteroceptive
  2. exteroceptively
  3. exteroceptor
  4. exteroceptors
  5. exterofective
  6. exterogestation
  7. exteropsychic
  8. exteroreception
  9. exteroreceptor
  10. exteroreceptors
  11. exterosensorimotor

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